Nest Investments Holding Lebanon S.A.L. & Ors v Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) & Anor [2022] DIFC CA 012 (26 May 2022)
The Respondents’ Notice is valid and will be heard at the appeal hearing. The Appellants are to pay the Respondents’ costs of the hearing, to be assessed if not agreed.
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- Citation
- [2022] DIFC CA 012
- Parties
- Appellant: Nest Investments Holding Lebanon S. A. L.; Appellant: Jordanian Expatriates Investment Holding Company; Appellant: Ghazi Kamel Abdul Rahman Abu Nahl; Appellant: Jamal Kamel Abdul Rahman Abu Nahl; Appellant: Trust Compass Insurance S. A. L.; Appellant: Trust International Insurance Company (Cyprus) Limited; Appellant: His Excellency Sheikh Nasser Bin Ali Bin Saud Al Thani; Appellant: Fadi Ghazi Abu Nahl; Appellant: Hamad Ghazi Abu Nahl; Appellant: Kamel Ghazi Abu Nahl; Respondent: Deloitte & Touche (M. E.); Respondent: Joseph El Fadl
- Jurisdiction
- United Arab Emirates
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Interlocutory Order on Appeal Procedure
- Outcome
- interlocutory order; Respondents’ Notice to be heard; costs awarded to Respondents
- Legal Topics
- Appeal, Limitation Period, Costs
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Parties
Nest Investments Holding Lebanon S. A. L.
Appellant
Jordanian Expatriates Investment Holding Company
Appellant
Ghazi Kamel Abdul Rahman Abu Nahl
Appellant
Jamal Kamel Abdul Rahman Abu Nahl
Appellant
Trust Compass Insurance S. A. L.
Appellant
Trust International Insurance Company (Cyprus) Limited
Appellant
His Excellency Sheikh Nasser Bin Ali Bin Saud Al Thani
Appellant
Fadi Ghazi Abu Nahl
Appellant
Hamad Ghazi Abu Nahl
Appellant
Kamel Ghazi Abu Nahl
Appellant
Deloitte & Touche (M. E.)
Respondent
Joseph El Fadl
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Interlocutory Order on Appeal Procedure
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Respondents’ Notice is valid and should be heard at the appeal hearing
- 2 Entitlement to costs of the hearing
Ratio Decidendi
The Respondents’ Notice is valid and will be heard at the appeal hearing. The Appellants are to pay the Respondents’ costs of the hearing, to be assessed if not agreed.
Court Disposition
interlocutory order; Respondents’ Notice to be heard; costs awarded to Respondents
Orders
- The Respondents’ Notice is valid and will be heard at the appeal hearing.
- The Appellants shall pay the Respondents costs of the hearing to be assessed by the Registrar on the standard basis, if not agreed.
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Nest Investments Holding Lebanon S. A. L. & Ors v Deloitte & Touche (M. E.) & Anor [2022] DIFC CA 012 (26 May 2022) [ Home ] [ Databases ] [ World Law ] [ Multidatabase Search ] [ Help ] [ Feedback ] [ DONATE ] The Dubai International Financial Centre You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> The Dubai International Financial Centre >> Nest Investments Holding Lebanon S. A. L. & Ors v Deloitte & Touche (M. E.) & Anor [2022] DIFC CA 012 (26 May 2022) URL: https://www.bailii.org/ae/cases/DIFC/2022/DCA_012.html Cite as: [2022] DIFC CA 12, [2022] DIFC CA 012 [ New search ] [ Help ] CA 012/2021 (1) Nest Investments Holding Lebanon S. A. L. (2) Jordanian Expatriates Investment Holding Company (4) Ghazi Kamel Abdul Rahman Abu Nahl (5) Jamal Kamel Abdul Rahman Abu Nahl (6) Trust Compass Insurance S. A. L. (7) Trust International Insurance Company (Cyprus) Limited (8) His Excellency Sheikh Nasser Bin Ali Bin Saud Al Thani (9) Fadi Ghazi Abu Nahl (10) Hamad Ghazi Abu Nahl (11) Kamel Ghazi Abu Nahl v (1) Deloitte & Touche (M. E.) (2) Joseph El Fadl May 26, 2022 Court of Appeal - Orders Claim No. CA 012/2021 THE DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE COURTS IN THE COURT OF APPEAL BEFORE CHIEF JUSTICE ZAKI AZMI, H. E JUSTICE SHAMLAN AL SAWALEHI AND JUSTICE ROBERT FRENCH BETWEEN (1) NEST INVESTMENTS HOLDING LEBANON S. A. L. (2) JORDANIAN EXPATRIATES INVESTMENT HOLDING COMPANY (4) GHAZI KAMEL ABDUL RAHMAN ABU NAHL (5) JAMAL KAMEL ABDUL RAHMAN ABU NAHL (6) TRUST COMPASS INSURANCE S. A. L. (7) TRUST INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY (CYPRUS) LIMITED (8) HIS EXCELLENCY SHEIKH NASSER BIN ALI BIN SAUD AL THANI (9) FADI GHAZI ABU NAHL (10) HAMAD GHAZI ABU NAHL (11) KAMEL GHAZI ABU NAHL Appellants and (1) DELOITTE & TOUCHE (M. E.) (2) JOSEPH EL FADL Respondents ORDER OF THE COURT OF APPEAL UPON the Judgment of Justice Sir Richard Field dated 13 June 2021 AND UPON the Order of Justice Sir Richard Field dated 13 September 2021 granting permission to appeal the Court’s findings in respect of the limitation period AND UPON the Order of Chief Justice Zaki Azmi dated 16 November 2021 AND UPON reviewing the Respondents’ Notice dated 17 January 2022 (the “Respondents’ Notice” ) AND UPON reviewing the Appellants skeleton argument dated 17 February 2022 AND UPON reviewing the Respondents skeleton argument dated 13 January 2022 AND UPON hearing Counsel for the Appellants and Counsel for the Respondents at the hearing on 20 May 2022 AND UPON Rule 44.75(2) of the Rules of the DIFC Courts IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. The Respondents’ Notice is valid and will be heard at the appeal hearing. 2. The Appellants shall pay the Respondents costs of the hearing to be assessed by the Registrar on the standard basis, if not agreed. Issued by: Nour Hineidi Registrar Date of Issue: 26 May 2022 At: 12pm BAILII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback | Donate to BAILII URL: https://www.bailii.org/ae/cases/DIFC/2022/DCA_012.html